Blue-Chip Stocks in Asia
Come Roaring Back to Life

Asia's traditional blue-chip stocks followed Wall Street's lead last week, stealing some of the limelight from their high-technology brethren.

Some analysts say that trend could continue if, as many expect, the weekend presidential election victory of a Taiwanese opposition politician, whom China distrusts, prompts a sharp sell-off this week in technology-dominated markets such as Taipei and Hong Kong.